battle

UK:  ['bætl]

US:  [ˈbæt(ə)l]

第三人称单数：battles  现在分词：battling  过去式：battled  

v.

1.抗争; 斗争; 竞争; 奋斗; 努力

n.

1.战争; 战斗; 战役

2.斗争; 奋斗; 竞争; 较量; 交锋; 决斗; 纠纷

1 . If you're trying to lose weight, cold showers can be an effective weapon in your battle of the bulge.
如果你正在努力减肥，那么冷水沐浴正是克服赘肉的有效武器。

2 . At this point you can also go up to the partners of the people who you fancy and challenge to a battle of wits or money.
在这个阶段你也能够径直走向你喜欢的人那挑起有关智慧和金钱的战斗。

3 . That is why all sides will battle for ports, markets, slaughterhouses, banana plantations-and anything else that earns a bit of money.
港口、集市、屠宰场和香蕉种植园这些地方虽然收益甚微，各种力量还是会恶战相争，原因就在于此。

4 . He may have won the Battle of the Browser but he would start to see major casualties in the Internet War.
浏览器一役虽然获胜，但盖茨开始在网络战争中不断遭遇失败。

5 . Far better would be to recognise that this competitive technological battle reduces social welfare in a similar way to an arms race.
要是他们能认识到，这场竞争性的技术战会像军备竞赛一样损害社会福利，就更好了。